A quirk of planetary positions will make Saturn's 200,000-mile-around rings disappear for one night on March 23. Plan ahead, ...

The vernal equinox heralds the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (finally). But have you heard the myth about balancing an egg on its end?

Last weekend, we launched Daylight Saving Time, when we turned our clocks one hour forward to take advantage of more light ...

Astronauts Sunita Williams, who grew up in Needham, and Butch Wilmore have been living on the space station since June after ...

A total lunar eclipse is a relatively rare astronomical event because the moon usually passes above or below Earth’s shadow ...

The first of two lunar eclipses this year, and the only one visible in the U.S., is taking place early Friday morning. So if ...

Spring is arriving in the Northern Hemisphere with the vernal equinox. But have you heard the myth about balancing an egg on its end?

A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial ...

Research links Earth's axial tilt to past ice ages, showing human-driven warming may prevent future glaciations.

According to a new study, changes in Earth's tilt have driven the rise and fall of massive ice sheets for the past 800,000 years, shaping the planet’s climate and triggering at least eight ice ages.

Study reveals how Earth's orbit controls ice ages The Earth's next ice age is expected to begin in about 11,000 years -- unless human-caused global warming disrupts natural cycles. This approach ...

"The link between slight changes in axial tilt and orbital geometry and the waxing and waning of continental ice sheets represents one of the oldest mysteries in climate science," Earth scientist ...